Premier Pass vs. Multi Pass Lanes for MK

[OHIOVACATIONER]

Looking for experiences of people who have done these. Is there a special line for Premier Pass or do you all wait in the same Lightning Lane? If the same line is it really a less of a wait to buy Premier? I am trying to decide whether it is worth the extra to buy the Premier. We will have 6 yr. old and 8 yr. old in June with the 6 yr. old not handling the heat well so trying to figure if it is really faster to go with Premier? It sounds like the heat already is pretty unbearable. Thank you

 

[bookbabe626]

Looking for experiences of people who have done these. Is there a special line for Premier Pass or do you all wait in the same Lightning Lane? If the same line is it really a less of a wait to buy Premier? I am trying to decide whether it is worth the extra to buy the Premier. We will have 6 yr. old and 8 yr. old in June with the 6 yr. old not handling the heat well so trying to figure if it is really faster to go with Premier? It sounds like the heat already is pretty unbearable. Thank you

Same line. PP is not faster, it just means you can do each LL ride once at any time rather than booking specific times (prebook three, then book another day-of as you use them) for rides. Basically it just keeps you off your phone, although it does allow you to do the rides in whatever order and timing you wish so you aren’t criss-crossing the park or having gaps of downtime in the schedule. But your actual physical wait time in the line will be identical to what you’d have with a regular LL booked for that time with a multipass.

 

[Kooks and Bay Bay]

There is no capacity to make ANOTHER line.

You wait in the Lightning Lane.

The difference is that you can just walk up to any Lightning Lane attraction once without having to book it.

Personally the way I tour its not worth it since I park hop, don't have a desire to go on some of the LL attractions, and don't find it difficult to book LLMP/LLSP.

 

[Dave006]

We will have 6 yr. old and 8 yr. old in June with the 6 yr. old not handling the heat well so trying to figure if it is really faster to go with Premier? It sounds like the heat already is pretty unbearable. Thank you

You need to decide if spending more than $1,500 per day for your family of 4 at MK for the LLPP vs about $128 per day for LLMP. The biggest temperature challenge for most guests is the very high humidity in addition to the high heat.

Dave

 

[AstroBlasters]

Looking for experiences of people who have done these. Is there a special line for Premier Pass or do you all wait in the same Lightning Lane? If the same line is it really a less of a wait to buy Premier? I am trying to decide whether it is worth the extra to buy the Premier. We will have 6 yr. old and 8 yr. old in June with the 6 yr. old not handling the heat well so trying to figure if it is really faster to go with Premier? It sounds like the heat already is pretty unbearable. Thank you

The park is much faster overall because you can go ride by ride in each land without zig zagging all over the park.

I have found the “mix points” for LL at MK were all pretty darn close to the load point, especially compared to DLand.

If $1500 in after/tax income is a material amount for your family then I would pass. If it’s not a huge deal and you are just thinking about “value” then I’d say to go for it!

 

[bobgobblin15]

We have done both and honestly if you can afford the premier I would do it especially with children and the fact you’re going in June. The premier you get to ride each ride once and you don’t have to select time slots to do them which makes it way more convenient especially if you are planning sit downs.

 

[holden]

We did the LLPP in DHS. It was totally worth it. Walked on to everything when we wanted to. We were finished the park quickly too!

 

[OHIOVACATIONER]

Thank you everyone. Now to decide whether I can be good enough to plan/schedule the rides for MP/SP. I may have to find a good organizer to tell me what to do especially since I really don't want to jump around between lands to help minimize walking for me (70) and also the 6 Yr. old who may get cranky. lol Not that great and fast using the app so I can see where the PP is convenient but for the price not sure if that convenient. Thank you

 

[vspenn]

Thank you everyone. Now to decide whether I can be good enough to plan/schedule the rides for MP/SP. I may have to find a good organizer to tell me what to do especially since I really don't want to jump around between lands to help minimize walking for me (70) and also the 6 Yr. old who may get cranky. lol Not that great and fast using the app so I can see where the PP is convenient but for the price not sure if that convenient. Thank you

people can advise you on your best 3 pre-book choices, but after that, it will depend on the day and you would have to be looking to see what's available in real time, what time and if you want to walk there. it's impossible to predict in advance. but even the most experienced users of LLMP will likely have a hard time avoiding criss crossing the park if you want to do many/most rides.
It's the usual trade off of time vs money. which one do you have more of or which one is more important?

 

[Mambo Junkie]

Thank you everyone. Now to decide whether I can be good enough to plan/schedule the rides for MP/SP. I may have to find a good organizer to tell me what to do especially since I really don't want to jump around between lands to help minimize walking for me (70) and also the 6 Yr. old who may get cranky. lol Not that great and fast using the app so I can see where the PP is convenient but for the price not sure if that convenient. Thank you

We are going to do the LLMP for MK as well. Our strategy is to get the earliest pass we can and start on the Adventureland side of the park. Tap into the early one first to open up the tier one passes. We will get Tiana, Pirates, and probably magic carpets. Once we tap Magic carpets, hope to get Peter Pan for later. Next we will try for Jungle cruise and Haunted Mansion. Our plan is to leave the park and come back in the evening, doing the other side of the park. Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh and Buzz. We will also buy Tron and the Mine Train. Anything else will be a bonus. Also, don't forget early entry if staying onsite.
ETA: I would only buy LLPP for Hollywood Studios, especially if the new shows opening later this month will be lightning lanes. So many high demand attractions. That's just me.

 

[vspenn]

We are going to do the LLMP for MK as well. Our strategy is to get the earliest pass we can and start on the Adventureland side of the park. Tap into the early one first to open up the tier one passes. We will get Tiana, Pirates, and probably magic carpets. Once we tap Magic carpets, hope to get Peter Pan for later. Next we will try for Jungle cruise and Haunted Mansion. Our plan is to leave the park and come back in the evening, doing the other side of the park. Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh and Buzz. We will also buy Tron and the Mine Train. Anything else will be a bonus. Also, don't forget early entry if staying onsite.
ETA: I would only buy LLPP for Hollywood Studios, especially if the new shows opening later this month will be lightning lanes. So many high demand attractions. That's just me.

in my recent experience, by the time you tap into Magic Carpets, Jungle Cruise booking times will be late into the afternoon. Haunted Mansion might be ok close to your time. Also Tiana's is very very difficult to get in the morning. When I booked 8 days out at 7am on the dot, the best I could get was 4pm (7 days from checkin at the resort). Pirates is pretty easy for near availability.
not to rain on your parade, but your plan is highly optimistic and dare I say, might not be what happens in reality. Winnie the pooh 8 days out advance booking was 1pm as the best slot and it sold out pretty early in the day the day we were there. This was a thursday in may, so should have been a quiet day.

 

[Mambo Junkie]

Yes I get the pass then I have 8 days to refresh and try for a better time. Last time I originally got Tiana for 4 pm but by the time we went I had a 10:30. They keep dropping reservations constantly so keep trying
ETA I got my better time at 4 days out right after 12 am

 

[vspenn]

i did the same - kept refreshing every day until we went to the park and times never improved but kept moving out. eventually tiana's was sold out about 3 days before our park day and never came up again as available. It seems there is a lot of variability in outcomes, so it's best to be flexible and not set on a particular expected ride/availability/time combo and be ok if the desired times do not work out. I'm pretty good about using the app, refreshing, etc and we still end up criss crossing more than i would like.

 

[Mambo Junkie]

i did the same - kept refreshing every day until we went to the park and times never improved but kept moving out. eventually tiana's was sold out about 3 days before our park day and never came up again as available. It seems there is a lot of variability in outcomes, so it's best to be flexible and not set on a particular expected ride/availability/time combo and be ok if the desired times do not work out. I'm pretty good about using the app, refreshing, etc and we still end up criss crossing more than i would like.

Yeah it’s nice to have a pass but we aren’t opposed to waiting either. We are changing resorts that day so we don’t want the fantasyland/Tomorrowland rides until late afternoon anyway.